Doctor insights on:
Best Thing To Eat For Breakfast Before A 5k

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Depends on age:
For children of school age, a healthy breakfast should include a source of protein (milk, eggs, meat) and vitamins (such as with fresh fruit and fruit juices). Avoid sugary cereals and sweetened pastries!
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Start the day right:
For toddlers or children of school age, a healthy breakfast should include a source of protein (milk, eggs, meat) and vitamins (such as with fresh fruit and fruit juices). Avoid sugary cereals and sweetened pastries!
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Complex carbs.:
For sustained energy through the morning of band camp,focus on complex carbohydrates and fiber. Foods like high fiber breakfast cereals, multi grain bread for toast and berries,will keep you going. A B complex vitamin will help your body use the carbohydrates efficiently.
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Don't skip. Protein:
Ideal breakfast would be a little protein (bit of low fat ham), some fiber (any cereal with 'bran' in name), and some fruit (blueberry). Don't skip breakfast! your body will compensate by decreasing metabolism. Avoid too many carbs, since may trigger more hunger later. In a rush, the low carb, high protein bars (150-180 cal) are ok. Adkins makes a decent bar.
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B and L:
Small individual meals are best since they increase the metabolism of the body and cause less storage as fat when compared to a large individual meal. The earlier in the day you start your metabolism going- by eating- the better off you are.
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Big Questions:
These are big questions but any answer would just be a guess or a bias. There is no science or medical condition or treatment referenced in your question. So, as a doctor my curiosity is to ask why these questions? Fruit is eaten in nearly every place in the world at any and every time of day and with or without other foods.
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Individualize diet:
Consider low fod-map plan but be advised there are no specific exclusion diets for ibs, that said, many patients have difficulty tolerating water insoluble fibers, excessive dietary fats, fizzy drinks, ; stimulants (caffeine). If lactose, bean husk, sorbitol, ;/or gluten intolerant it is best to avoid these foods or use appropriate enzyme supplements with them. And keep food diary when symptoms.
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